The End of Net Neutrality?

suebee · 08-13-2010, 10:13 AM

The whole philosophy behind the internet was freedom of exchange of information - initially between academics, but eventually we all benefitted. I'll sign the petition and boycott google. But it was bound to come to this sooner or later don't you think? Where there's a buck to be made.....

Linus · 08-13-2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by suebee

The whole philosophy behind the internet was freedom of exchange of information - initially between academics, but eventually we all benefitted. I'll sign the petition and boycott google. But it was bound to come to this sooner or later don't you think? Where there's a buck to be made.....

But how do you enforce it? Given that the Internet boundaries are beyond the US. And if I don't use Verizon but use AT&T (and their network) will I be affected by what Verizon/Google do?

UofMfan · 05-05-2011, 11:07 AM

Net Neutrality "is a fundamental design principle" put in place at the inception of the Internet to ensure that everyone had equal access to information online, and that the network would foster innovation and ideas. "We want to preserve that," Franken said...

Link to the entire article below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timoth..._b_857978.html

pajama · 05-05-2011, 11:25 AM

Done. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I agree that this would strongly limit the free flow of information.

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